Letter from Niranjan Prasad Chakravarti, Government Epigraphist for India, to Quaritch Wales concerning the translation of the inscriptions on the metal discs. The script of the records is South Indian and the language is Sanskrit. He adds that the question for further study is whether these discs were put in the foundation in the same way as the stone tablet or if they belonged to images to which they might have been attached as labels, Typed letter, 2 sides, 2 pages, dated 28 June 1939.
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Letter from Sydney James Johnstone, Principal, Mineral Resources Department, Imperial Institute, to Quaritch Wales. concerning the results of the examination of the remaning 14 bronze specimens which Wales had left with them. Typed letter, 2 sides, 2 pieces, dated 22 June 1939.
Sans titreLetter from W.O.R. Wynn, Vice-Principal, Mineral Resources Department, Imperial Institute, to Quaritch Wales. concerning the results of the identification of the four gemstones which Wales had left with them. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 20 July 1939.
Sans titreLetter from W. Perceval Yetts to Quaritch Wales concerning illustrations for a report and to enclose a photograph of the inked squeeze which Wales will probably not want to use. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 22 July 1939.
Sans titreLetter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales concerning the identification of the inscriptions sent by Quaritch Wales. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 24 July 1939.
Sans titreLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales,concerning the receipt of photographs of the inscription and the details of Chakravarti's identification. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 25 July 1939.
Sans titreLetter from Prof. Dr. Frederik David Kan Bosch to Quaritch Wales concerning the translation of the inscriptions found on the discs from Kedah in old-Javanese alphabet dated to the latter half of the 9th century. The inscriptions also mention the name of Smantabhadra and Bosch comments on this word, which in this instance might not be connected to the Bodhisattava. Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 28 July 1939.
Sans titreLetter from Sydney James Johnstone, Principal, Mineral Resources Department, Imperial Institute, to Quaritch Wales providing the results of the examination of the remainder of the specimens which Wales left at the department. Typed letter with handwritten notes, 2 pages, 2 sides, dated 18 August 1939.
Sans titreLetter from Niranjan Prasad Chakravarti, Government Epigraphist for India, to Quaritch Wales concerning the translation of the inscription discs found in Kedah which mention the name of Boddhisattava Samantabhadra. He refers to the reading made by John Allan in the letter on 17/03/1939. If it is right, the inscription on the silver bowl could be Kasyapa (in Prakit termination). Typed letter, 1 side, dated on 29 August 1939.
Sans titreLetter from Leonard J.Robbins (signed Peter) to Dorothy and Quaritch Wales concerning his forthcoming vacation and to send the Wales some summer reading. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 7 August 1975. With the letter are newspaper clippings of copies thereof: New York Times 25 August 1974, 'Technology is Forcing History to Change'; New York Times July 1975 'Antiques: Asian Pottery, Ceramics From Bronze Age and Later are in provocative Brooklyn Show'; New York Times 3 August 1975, partial letter concerning dating'.
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